Design Coordinator, Vox Media
Project-Based, Temporary
Salary: $350/ Day USD
Independent media company
Job no longer available
Independent media company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
Salary: $350/ Day USD
1001+ employees
Company mission
To shape the future of the media industry.
Role
Who you are
- 4 + years of industry design project management, post-production management, or creative production experience
- Experience creating processes and frameworks for the smooth and efficient workflows of design teams
- A flexible leadership style with the ability to create clarity within complex and sometimes ambiguous work environments and a comfort in adapting to rapidly changing circumstances
- Able to manage interdepartmental relationships with poise and professionalism
- A proven track record of solid written and verbal communication and organizational experience
- Initiative to solve issues independently while also perceiving when to escalate or loop in stakeholders
- An understanding of design and design team culture along with a basic knowledge of the creation of digital content across multiple platforms such as video, illustration,
- Animation, and experiential design
- An appreciation for design practice and process to appropriately advocate for design when other members of the team aren't there
- Knowledge of project management software (Monday.com, Airtable, Slack, and Asana)
- A high standard with respect to design that doesn’t prioritize expediency over quality but rather balances the two according to business priorities
- Familiarity with working within tight timelines and the ability to leverage budgets for bandwidth support
What the job involves
- The Media Design team is looking for an experienced Design coordinator to streamline and optimize the design process within our organization
- This role will focus on improving workflows, coordinating design teams, managing resources, and ensuring that design projects are completed efficiently and on time
- Your primary objective is to make the design organization as effective as possible by enabling designers and their managers to focus on the work
- You’ll communicate across departments within Vox Creative such as Production, Post-Production, Events, Creative Development, Client Relations, Experiential, Operations, and other Project Managers
- While your day-to-day focus will be on the project assignments of the design & animation team, you’ll possess a broad view of the work and strategy through constant communication with partner teams and with the Design Director, occasionally lending assistance to cross functional projects
- You’ll facilitate the team’s understanding of priorities, by tracking projects in our various project management systems
- You’ll build relationships with stakeholders and become a trusted voice of the design team
- You’ll handle the logistics of relationships with external parties, such as contractors or vendors, for design or animation projects. This includes outreach, contracting, and requesting appropriate system access
- You’ll own the overall Design budgets, including confirming allocations, negotiating rates with external parties, tracking committed costs, and ensuring all payroll and invoices are processed
- You’ll be a resource for designers to stay informed of timeline changes and all changes in priorities
- Along with your Design Leaders, you’ll be responsible for making sure delivered work is on brief, conforms with our quality standards, and adheres to our company and team values
- This is a temporary, project-based role
- Project-based employees (PBEs) are hired on a temporary basis to render services for a discrete project, production and for a pre-established period through an authorized payroll service provider
- The payroll service provider will serve as the PBEs employer of record
- PBEs will receive a Deal Memo which summarizes their employment terms
- The project dates are currently anticipated to be a 6 month long contract. Candidates for this role will need to be available to work within this time frame, with a possibility to extend
Application process
- If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch!
- We would love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to our team
- We’ve hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, and sommeliers who became writers
Our take
Whilst magazines and newspapers are not as popular as they once were, digital journalism is alive and well. However, many people feel that digital content is becoming less natural and informative, and instead has become focused on sensationalism and ‘click-bait’ as a means of advertising.
Vox Media publishes media across various digital platforms, focussing on providing insightful and informative journalism through storytelling, commentary, and cultural conversation. Whilst the company's editorial networks are meant for entertainment purposes, they do this through a means that increases awareness and interest of affiliate brands. Generally, their digital content aims to lead readers to subscribe to a podcast, click a link, or purchase a product.
Marketing through digital publishing is nothing new, but Vox Media has approached this with an interesting perspective by focussing on producing content that inspires a reader to follow up on a brand, as opposed to being suggested to do so. This helps the content remain natural and legitimate, as opposed to feeling spammy and pushy. With numerous acquisitions at its back, and a recent and substantial investment in the company, Vox Media will continue scaling its existing brands and operations, as well as securing the resources to continue its ascent into the future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Aug 2015
$200m
SERIES F
Dec 2014
$46.5m
SERIES E
Total funding: $307.7m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- Comprehensive and inclusive physical and mental healthcare
- 401k program for eligible employees
- Learning and development opportunities
- Employee-assistance programs
- Flexible arrangements depending on job responsibilities
- Generous paid time off
- Expansive parental leave
Company HQ
Dupont Circle, Washington, DC
Leadership
Jim Bankoff
(Chairman & CEO)Jim served as President of Netscape for 2 years before joining Aol as President in 2000. They left after over 6 years to serve as Senior Advisor of Providence Equity Partners and co-found Vox Media in August 2008.
Trei Brundrett
(Senior Advisor)Trei studied at the University of North Carolina before working in Directorship at OzSearch, Mediatruck, Oak Sanderson, and Forward Together. They co-founded Vox Media in 2008, serving since 2017 as COO.
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